Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Attainment and other performance measures - student characteristics

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Published 18 April 2024

Last updated 18 April 2024

Attainment metrics for all qualification cohorts, by student characteristics. 

Student characteristics include gender, ethnicity, disadvantage status, free school meal provision, first language, special educational needs (SEN) provision, and KS4 prior attainment.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results
• Release: Academic year 2022/23
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of students at end of 16-18 study
  • % achieving ≥ 2 A levels
  • APS per A level entry
• Filters:
  • Characteristic
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2022/23

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	characteristic_type	characteristic_value	number_of_students_potential	number_of_students_level3	number_of_students_alev	number_of_students_acad	number_of_students_agen	number_of_students_tlev	aps_per_entry_alev	aps_per_entry_grade_alev	aps_per_entry_acad	aps_per_entry_grade_acad	aps_per_entry_agen	aps_per_entry_grade_agen	aps_per_entry_tlev	aps_per_entry_grade_tlev	pc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3	pc_achieving_atleast_two_alev	pc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3_acad	entered_for_one_or_more_alev_or_applied	aps_per_entry_best3	aps_per_entry_grade_best3	pc_achieving_3_astar_to_a_alev	pc_achieving_aab_or_better_alev	entered_for_one_or_more_alev	pc_achieving_aab_or_better_atleast_two_facilitating_alev	entered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_applied_generals	pc_level3_vocational_students_entered_tech_levels	entered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_tech_levels	pc_level3_vocational_students_entered_applied_generals	number_of_students_highest_entry_was_l2	pc_level2_vocational_students_entered_technicalcertificate	number_of_students_technicalcertificate	aps_per_entry_technicalcertificate	aps_per_entry_grade_technicalcertificate
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Gender	Female	291629	179886	154797	158031	36366	10717	34.5797	C+	34.9117	C+	30.3141	Dist-	28.4177	Merit+	86.814	83.078	82.932	121283	34.4018	C+	12.136	20.975	121272	15.208	65099	16.463	88175	41.405	38978	6.116	2763	5.8131	L2Merit-
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Gender	Female	298128	181646	150650	154217	42574	12722	40.3303	B	40.4911	B	32.8516	Dist-	29.8345	Merit+	89.004	86.891	86.392	119873	39.7118	B	23.165	35.157	119873	23.602	64665	19.677	91150	46.907	40613	10.241	4902	5.7537	L2Merit-
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Gender	Female	250108	180426	149730	153205	48613	10806	42.5788	B+	42.7468	B+	34.4504	Dist	32.0565	Dist-	93.341	88.936	88.425	117342	42.3277	B+	30.194	43.849	117342	27.801	50487	21.407	85147	57.293	14721	10.706	1767	5.706	L2Merit-
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Gender	Female	293413	198381	156137	159064	65170	13202	39.5202	B	39.6967	B	33.2308	Dist-	30.632	Dist-	96.826	88.702	88.383	118154	39.858	B	22.934	35.367	118154	21.661	40014	32.996	90280	72.211	5707	9.55	561	5.9443	L2Merit
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Gender	Female	293852	199100	159064	162078	65588	12385	35.8306	B-	36.0504	B-	30.7741	Dist-	28.5465	Merit+	93.946	87.694	87.184	120097	36.3257	B-	15.333	25.519	120097	16.729	42226	29.33	93661	70.201	14171	8.313	1327	5.6707	L2Merit-

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 34 variables

Variable name	Variable description
aps_per_entry_acad	APS per academic entry
aps_per_entry_agen	APS per applied general entry
aps_per_entry_alev	APS per A level entry
aps_per_entry_best3	APS per 'Best 3' entries
aps_per_entry_grade_acad	Average academic result

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Footnotes

1. Figures for the total number of students may not match the sum of females and males, as not all institutions recorded the gender for every student.
2. Disadvantage status is as reported at the end of key stage 4. Analysis involving disadvantage status includes students at state-funded schools and colleges only.
3. EHC plans and statements of SEN are legal documents which detail the needs of the individual student, and the assistance they are to receive.
4. Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, applied single A level, applied double A level or combined A/AS level during 16-18 study, excluding critical thinking and general studies. This measure only includes A level students who have entered less than a total of size 1 in other academic, applied general and tech level qualifications.
5. Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, excluding critical thinking and general studies. Excludes those students who have entered only applied A levels or applied AS levels. This measure only includes A level students who have entered less than a total of size 1 in other academic, applied general and tech level qualifications. A level facilitating subjects are: biology, chemistry, physics, maths, further maths, geography, history, English literature, modern and classical languages.
6. A level facilitating subjects are: biology, chemistry, physics, maths, further maths, geography, history, English literature, modern and classical languages.
7. A maximum of 60 points are available for A level, 50 points for applied general and tech level and 8 points for technical certificates. More information on points, APS bands and grade boundaries can be found in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/16-to-19-accountability-headline-measures-technical-guide" target="_blank">technical guide for 16 to 18 accountability measures</a>. 
8. A change to the trigger rules was introduced in 2020/21  such that students were no longer automatically reported after two years in 16-18 study. The introduction caused a fall in cohort size, particular within the vocational and technical cohorts. A full impact analysis can be found in the <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results">methodology document</a>.

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